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Death of a Perm Sec


Publisher: Epigram Books
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  • Finalist for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize
    Shortlisted for the Popular Readers' Choice Awards 2016 - English (Adult) Books Category
    Shortlisted for Singapore Literature Prize 2018

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    Death of a Perm Sec is a mystery about the demise of the permanent-secretary of the housing ministry, Chow Sze Teck, accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes over his career. Set in 1980's Singapore, the novel examines the civil servant’s death, which first appears to be suicide by a cocktail of alcohol, morphine and Valium. But upon investigation by a CID inspector who might not be what he seems, the family discovers there may be far more sinister circumstances behind his death, that reach to the very top of government.

    The novel exposes the dark heart of power politics, from the country’s tumultuous post-independence days to the socio-political landscape of the 1980s.

ISBN: 9789814901406
Cover Type: Paperback
Page Count: 256
Year Published: 2019
Size: 198mm x 129mm